What Salt are you using right now?

[Roks-Sharky]

I'd like to know what salt are you using right now?

Just because something goes wrong coincidentally while using a new salt, you tend to blame the salt.

I buy the 5 gallon bucket of whatever I see first when I need it.

I bought Instant Ocean this time.

I'm not happy with it, and it may be great stuff. But things didn't seem right, so I blamed the salt. It never occured to me that there may be a difference between Reef Salt & Ocean Salt. I will make sure I buy reef salt next time!

SO what salt are you using right now? FO or Reef?

And is there one you don't like and just won't use?

 

[InLimbo87]

I've been using IO ReefCrystals for some time. Never had any issues with it, and my calc/alc levels seem to be always on with just water changes.

 

[zy112]

Always used reef crystals

 

[BobBursek]

RC since day one, IO is lower in Ca, and MG, it is more for a a FOWLR, where RC is higher in Ca, Mg, and other trace elements for a reef tank.
Bob

 

[BobBursek]

Not to mention but changeing salts in a reef tank can throu the corals and things into a down spin depending on how large of water changes you do at a time. It is suggested when changeing salts to mix old and new together for a gradual transition.
Bob

 

[Doot77]

Reef Crystals

 

[Woodstock]

CoralLife

 

[Dentoid]

IO Reef Crystals.

 

[kimoy]

IO here as well

 

[rdz1]

IO Reef Crystals

 

[lcstorc]

Right now Oceanic since it is low on alk and mine is too high.
I used to use TM Pro Reef and loved it but the TM rep told me I don't need the Pro Reef unless I have a large number of stony corals which I do not. So when the alk issue is resolved I will go to regular TM.

 

[Xtreme1024]

I switch between Tropic Marin and Tropic Marin Pro Reef

 

[dfurbee]

Reef Crystals

 

[Jason25]

Io

 

[XBwlr]

Half Oceanic and half IO

Mixed reef.

 

[CATALYST]

Oceanic

 

[erawling]

I use reef crystals and sometimes i buy natural filtered sea water when i can find it.

 

[prow]

reef crystals here.

 

[naperenterprise]

I don't like the TM pro reef, I prefure to add my own CA to the mix.
Pro reef just doesn't seem right to me.
But I love the rugular TM!!!

2nd choice is RC

Then IO

Right now Oceanic since it is low on alk and mine is too high.
I used to use TM Pro Reef and loved it but the TM rep told me I don't need the Pro Reef unless I have a large number of stony corals which I do not. So when the alk issue is resolved I will go to regular TM.

 

[Octoman]

Been using IO, but I may switch to RC for the next bucket of salt (transitioning it over slowly of course).